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Cover image for book Self-Powered and Soft Polymer MEMS/NEMS Devices

Self-Powered and Soft Polymer MEMS/NEMS Devices

By:Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli; Kai Tao; Debarun Sengupta; Michael S. Triantafyllou
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9783030055530
eText ISBN:9783030055547
Edition:0
Copyright:2019
Format:Reflowable

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This book explores the fabrication of soft material and biomimetic MEMS sensors, presents a review of MEMS/NEMS energy harvesters and self-powered sensors, and focuses on the recent efforts in developing flexible and wearable piezoelectric nanogenerators. It also includes a critical analysis of various energy harvesting principles, such as electromagnetic, piezoelectric, electrostatic, triboelectric, and magnetostrictive.  This multidisciplinary book is appropriate for students and professionals in the fields of material science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and bioengineering.